The Flower of Faith (1916)

Traveling evangelist Ephram Judson Albert Tavernier is met with some formidable opposition in the person of avowed atheist Hugh Lee Frank Mills It seems that Lee disavowed the existence of God when his beloved sister was stricken with blindness Judsons daughter Ruth Jane Grey does her best to convert Lee but its a losing battle Even worse a series of bizarre coincidences leads the villagers to conclude wrongly that Lee has tried to have his way with the virginal Ruth On the verge of being lynched by the angry townsfolk Lee is saved by a timely bolt of lightning whereupon he embraces that Old Time Religion in a real hurry Cast as Ruths neerdowell brother Tom is diminutive Percy Helton best known to latterday film buffs for his raspyvoiced character roles in such talkies as The Robe Kiss Me Deadly and The Music Man